Cold front will bring end to streak of warm weather

A strong cold front sweeping through most parts of China will bring low temperatures and strong winds in the coming three days after a recent surge in temperatures across the country, the national observatory forecast on Tuesday.

Most parts of northern China saw a rise in temperature ranging from 2 to 6 C, with some regions in the northwest increasing more than 10 C. Shenyang, Liaoning province, reached 21 C on Tuesday. Its first day over 20 C usually falls around April 9, according to the National Meteorological Center.

The situation is the same in the south, where most places were expected to experience highs for the year on Wednesday. The temperature in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, for instance, is expected to rise to 30 C, a high that usually occurs in May or even June, the observatory said.